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Questions
1. What does Schoppa hypothesize?
A. Schoppa hypothesizes that compared to Japanese parents, parents in the US are more likely to belong to national groups, and less likely to belong to local organizations.
B. Schoppa hypothesizes that compared to families in the USA, families in Japan have high rates of civic involvement, and their children are more likely to walk to school, because of cultural differences and the popularity of the suburbs as a place to raise children in the USA.
C. Schoppa hypothesizes that compared to families in the USA, families in Japan have high rates of civic involvement, and their children are more likely to walk to school, because of high costs of residential mobility.
D. Schoppa hypothesizes that compared to Japanese parents, parents in the US have lower rates of civic involvement for both national and local groups, because Americans frequently move o and change neighborhoods.
2. What sentence best explains why Schoppa compares parental behavior in the U.S. and Japan?
A. Schoppa compares the U.S. and Japan because he employs a most-different design to look for similarities.
B. Schoppa compares the U.S. and Japan because similar events occurred in each country around the same time and people in each country responded in similar ways to those events to make it safer for school children to walk to school despite cultural differences.
C. Schoppa compares the U.S. and Japan because their parenting cultures are so similar.
D. Schoppa compares the U.S. and Japan because similar events occurred in each country around the same time, but people in each country responded very differently.
3. What sentence best summarizes the main finding of the paper by Rodrik et al?
A. Geography has a large effect on national income, mainly by influencing how well a country is integrated into trade relationships.
B. Geography has a small effect on income, as it only provides roadblocks around which policy makers need to navigate.
C. Geography has only a small direct effect on income, but it influences the quality of institutions.
D. Geography has a large effect on national income, mainly through climate effects of disease and distribution of natural resources.
4. What sentence best describes how reverse causality poses a research dilemma for researchers (like Rodrik et al) seeking to ascertain the impact of trade and institutions on economic growth?
A. Reverse causality is a dilemma for researchers seeking to ascertain the impact of trade and institutions on economic growth because economic growth (and wealth) could also impact trade and institutions.
B. Reverse causality is a dilemma for researchers seeking to ascertain the impact of trade and institutions on economic growth because economies can decline ("reverse*), reducing trade and o causing regimes to fail.
C. Reverse causality is a dilemma for researchers seeking to ascertain the impact of trade and institutions on economic growth because countries like Brazil and China may experience much growth without much trade, and then when trade policies are reversed, growth could either increase exponentially or decline.
D. Reverse causality is a dilemma for researchers seeking to ascertain the impact of trade and institutions on economic growth because countries like Argentina and Thailand may experience o much economic growth (and wealth) under a dictatorship before returning to democratic governance.
5. Blades and Linzer found evidence of deep-seated anti-American opinions in Iran, stemming from American interference in Iranian politics in the 20th Century, including instigating a coup and supporting a corrupt dictator.
A. False
B. True